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Teenage batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) named successful the 15-member India A squad for the tri-nation 50-over bid successful Sri Lanka, starting June 9. Apart from the hosts, the different squad successful the tourney is Afghanistan A. The matches volition beryllium played successful Dambulla. India A volition besides play 2 multi-day (4-day) 'Tests' successful Galle but the squad for that volition beryllium announced later.
It is understood that Sooryavanshi has been included arsenic selectors wanted to springiness him a accidental to cheque him retired with the Pathways squad (India A) earlier helium is picked for the elder squad for the upcoming circuit of the United Kingdom (Ireland and England) starting June 26. The tri-nation bid ends connected June 21.
A look astatine the 15-member squad indicates that mean property of the squad is astir 23 years. Only the gait bowlers Arshad Khan, Yudhvir Singh and Yash Thakur are the ones who are supra 25 years of age. None of the players successful the squad are supra 30 and each person been performers successful Vijay Hazare Trophy (National One Day Championship) isolated from being contracted with IPL squad.
Apart from Tilak and vice-captain Riyan Parag, who are the mainstays for MI and Rajasthan Royals respectively, Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals), Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Suryansh Shedge (both PBKS), Harsh Dubey (SRH), Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan (both GT), Badoni (LSG) person been archetypal squad regulars astatine assorted points during this variation of IPL.
In the squad, Anshul Kamboj (Test), Riyan Parag and Tilak Varma (T20Is and ODIs) person already played for the elder squad portion Ayush Badoni was picked successful the Indian squad earlier this twelvemonth though helium didn't get a game.
Tilak has earlier led India A squad portion Arya had scored a 100 against Australia A past year.
The spinners see Dubey, Shedge, Vipraj Nigam portion Prabhsimran and Kumar Kushagra are the 2 wicketkeepers.
India A volition play Sri Lanka A (June 9 and 15) and Afghanistan A (June 11 and 17) doubly and the apical 2 teams volition conscionable successful the last slated connected June 21.
India A squad for the tri-series: Tilak Varma (Captain), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag (Vice-Captain), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Harsh Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Kumar Kushagra (WK), Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan.
